Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Marcus Furius Camillus Expelling the Gauls
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Alternate Title:
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Camillus in battle while Romulus pleads with Jupiter
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Image View:
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Detail, illusionistic painted grisaille sculptures; 1997 restoration restored the gilding on the cornice
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Creator:
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Mariano Rossi (Italian painter, 1731-1807)
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Location:
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repository: Villa Borghese (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5
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GPS:
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+41.914+12.492
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Date:
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1776-1779 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Baroque
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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pigment on plaster (fresco)
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique); grisaille
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Subjects:
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allegory; literary or legendary; mythology (Classical); Borghese family; Jupiter (Roman deity); Rome (Italy); ceiling; trompe l'oeil
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Description:
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In 1774 Rossi received a commission from Prince Marcantonio IV Borghese for the fresco of Marcus Furius Camillus Expelling the Gauls (1776-1779) for the entrance hall (Salone) of the Villa Borghese, Rome. This shows him restraining his delight in exuberance and creating a more controlled composition. Rossi continued to work in the Rococo or Baroque idiom, even after the Neoclassical style became popular. He blended the legend of the victorious hero Furius Camillus with an allegory on Rome, its founders, its virtues, and its glory. The full title is given as Marcus Furius Camillus Fighting Brennus and his Gauls, while Romulus Entreats Jupiter to Help Rome. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-ROSSIM-BG-RWOJ-A18
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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